Ashland
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Ashland

Place

Territory

GEOID
3902568
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:oh/place:ashland
POP
18,730 (2025)
CENTER
40.8667, -82.315
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Ashland

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Ashland itself.

Ashland City Council
5/5 seats recorded

Organization 12

Departments

  • Ashland City Council Legislative

    The legislative branch of the City of Ashland government, with authority to make local laws (ordinances). Four members represent wards and one represents the city at large; meets at 7:00pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month except August.

  • Ashland Division of Police

    Police Division of the City of Ashland, with about 40 sworn and civilian employees; mission centers on service, integrity, and accountability.

  • Ashland Fire Division

    Fire and EMS division serving the City of Ashland and, under contract, Milton and Montgomery townships. Dispatch is handled through the Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments.

  • Ashland Public Transit

    City transit department operating a shared-ride, door-to-door public transportation system.

  • Building and Zoning Department

    Certified by the State of Ohio Board of Building Standards to enforce codes, approve plans, and inspect residential and non-residential buildings within the City of Ashland, and commercial buildings in the rest of Ashland County. Issues zoning permits.

  • City Services Department

    City Services department, including sanitation and seasonal leaf collection.

  • City Utilities (Water)

    City utilities covering water treatment, wastewater treatment, and pre-industrial water treatment.

  • Engineering Division

    Responsible for stormwater and sewer systems, water distribution, road work, traffic engineering, bridge inspection, GIS mapping, subdivision and commercial development review, and grant administration (CDBG and Ohio Public Works Commission). Issues commercial/industrial permits in unincorporated Ashland County.

  • Finance, Tax and Utility Billing Department

    The Finance Division comprises the Finance, Utility Billing, and Income Tax offices of the City of Ashland. Office hours Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm.

  • Human Resources Department

    Human Resources department of the City of Ashland.

  • Mayor's Office

    Office of the Mayor of the City of Ashland, Ohio, located at the municipal building, 206 Claremont Ave.

  • Parks and Recreation Department Parks & Recreation

    Manages 360 acres of developed and undeveloped open space, including Brookside Park (pool, Guy C. Myers Band Shell, mini golf, tennis, shuffleboard, dog park) and Brookside Golf Course.

Services 10

  • Apply: Firefighter/Paramedic Lateral Transfer Ashland Fire Division
  • Apply: Police Officer Lateral Transfer Ashland Division of Police
  • Ashland Public Transit Shared-Ride Service Ashland Public Transit
  • Brookside Golf Course and Footgolf Parks and Recreation Department
  • Building Permits and Plan Approvals Building and Zoning Department
  • Leaf Collection City Services Department
  • Parks Maps and Facilities (Brookside Pool, Band Shell, Dog Park) Parks and Recreation Department
  • Utility Billing (Water/Sewer Accounts) Finance, Tax and Utility Billing Department
  • Watch City Council Meetings (Live Feed) Ashland City Council
  • Zoning Permit Building and Zoning Department